The Message chords by
John Martyn
John Martyn

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Key: D major
Intro 1
F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

Verse 1
B
B

Every day and
all night
F#
F#

I'm trying to tell you're all right
B
B

Every day and every night
F#
F#

I try to tell you it's black and white
Verse 2
E
E

And though I know it's your
F#
F#

E
E

Life and your time
D#m
D#m

And I know that it makes you feel fine
C#
C#

Don't you know that it's wrong
B
B

C#
C#

If you let life do that to you, love
Verse 3
F#
F#

Step we gaily on we go
E
E

D#m
D#m

Heel for heel and toe for toe
F#
F#

Arm and arm and row and row
E
E

F#
F#

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 4
E
E

Plenty herring, plenty meal
B
B

D#m
D#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
E
E

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
B
B

C#
C#

That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 5
F#
F#

B
B

Every day and all night
F#
F#

You're trying to tell me you're all right
B
B

Every day and all night
F#
F#

B
B

F#
F#

You're trying to tell me
C#
C#

F#
F#

it's black and white
Verse 6
F#
F#

And though I know that it
E
E

makes you feel fine
B
B

And I know it's your life
D#m
D#m

and your time
C#
C#

Don't you know that it's wrong
If you let life do that to you, love
B
B

Verse 7
F#
F#

Step we gaily on we go
E
E

D#m
D#m

F#
F#

Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
E
E

F#
F#

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 8
E
E

Plenty herring, plenty meal
B
B

D#m
D#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
B
B

E
E

B
B

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
C#
C#

F#
F#

That's the toast for Mhairi
Verse 9
E
E

Step we gaily on we go
F#
F#

Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
E
E

F#
F#

All for Mhairi's wedding
Verse 10
E
E

Plenty herring, plenty meal
B
B

D#m
D#m

Plenty fish to fill the creel
E
E

B
B

Plenty bonnie bairns as well
C#
C#

That's the toast for Mhairi
F#
F#

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